YOU ARE BOUVÉ
All Bouvé ceremonies will be held at Leader Bank Pavilion, Boston Harbor or Blackman Auditorium. Please see details for other cohort-specific celebrations below.
Students can claim tickets through their celebration registration which will be emailed late January/early February. Ticket allotment will be available at a later date.
Visit Northeastern’s LiveStream page to watch our events live.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
9:00 am EST
Leader Bank Pavilion
For: All Boston-based Bouvé students except BSN, doctoral, or Physician Assistant students
Monday, April 27, 2026
10:00 am EST
Blackman Auditorium
For: Doctor of Medical Science, Doctor of Nursing Practice, and PharmD graduate students
See the list of graduates and awardees
Monday, April 27, 2026
4:00 pm EST
Blackman Auditorium
Please contact Natalie Crawford if you have questions.
For: Boston BSN and Burlington ABSN students
August 2026
For: Doctor of Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant students
Graduating Bouvé students must first apply to graduate through the University before registering for the Bouvé celebration. Once an application to graduate has been submitted, students will be able to register for the College celebrations. More information on how to register for the celebrations will follow.
The BCHS Celebrations will be held at Blackman Auditorium and Leader Bank Pavilion, Boston Harbor.
Members of the graduating class, except military personnel in uniform, are required to wear academic regalia to the Bouvé Celebration.
Please remember you need to keep your regalia to attend the University Commencement at Fenway Park. Refer to the university commencement FAQs website for more information about regalia and commencement activities.
University Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies are the university-wide ceremonies at which President confers degrees. Doctor of Philosophy, School of Law, and College of Professional Studies graduates have their names read and cross the stage at their own Commencement ceremonies. Celebrations are recognitions of individual achievement where graduate names are called, and graduates cross the stage. Celebrations are hosted by the college or special interest group.
Refer to the 2026 Celebrations page for more information on the separate college celebrations. Refer to the Commencement page for information on the Fenway park commencement.
Students can claim guest tickets through their Tassel account.
Graduates should arrive an hour and a half before their celebration start time. Please arrive on time to ensure you are able to pick up your graduate name card and take your place in the marching lines before the graduate procession.
Graduates who arrive after the start of the Celebration will not be permitted inside the venue.
Please see information below about event etiquette, accommodations and restrictions.
Commencement Page Venue Information
There are many accommodation options located in the greater Boston area. We encourage you to plan your trip in advance and find an option that is best suitable for you. You can visit the Meet Boston page for the best hotel recommendations and guides for things to do while you are in the city.
There is no formal dress code other than cap and gown (or military uniform) but business casual is recommended.
Please take note that large bags, and backpacks will not be permitted inside the venue and no storage is available. Other items NOT permitted include strollers.
Kindly note that everyone with the exception of infants, everyone over the age of two will be required to have a ticket to attend our celebrations.
Closed captioning will be provided both during the live event and the livestream. Each student will be able to let us know any special requests during the registration process. Please reach out to [email protected] if you have any specific requests.
Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the scheduled start of the celebration so that you may be shown to your seats.
To respect all our graduates, we ask that all graduates and guests remain in their seats throughout the entire event. At the end of the celebration, graduates and the administration will exit first. Guests will exit after the recessional ends.
Guests can take photos from their seats but will not be permitted in the aisle or stage areas. A professional photographer will be near the stage to take photographs of all graduates.
Alcohol is not permitted. Ushers will be present to seize any alcohol and to prohibit any graduate who may have already consumed alcohol from participating in the event. Cell phones and pagers should be turned off or operate in silent mode during the event.
Grad Images is the official photographer for our celebrations. They will be located near the stage area. Proofs will be available to view online and can be ordered online, by phone, or by mail.
The event will be live streamed. More information about the live streaming of Bouvé’s celebration events will follow.
Note: All guests and students will be subject to search, at the discretion of Northeastern University, of their person and/or possessions (including handbags of normal size, which may be allowed entry after such search). Due to arena policy, NO backpacks are allowed and the maximum bag size is 12x12x6 in. Please review the complete list of arena policies and prohibited articles. Prohibited items (which includes strollers) will be turned away at the entrances and no storage will be provided for such items. Enforcement will be without exception.
